The Effect of a Tailored Health Education Programme on Medication Management in the Elderly

Joint Authors

El Said, Salma M. S.
El-Din Amin, Ghada Essam
Mohamed Baumy Helal, Essam
Salah Amin Radwan, Reham
Wahba, Hoda MF

Source

The Scientific World Journal

Issue

Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2020-05-13

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science

Abstract EN

Background.

Empowering the elderly by education programs can decrease medication problems, morbidity, and mortality.

Methods.

A cross-sectional study to identify trends and baseline medication management among the elderly in nursing homes followed by an interventional study (tailored educational programme) offered within the same population followed by reassessment of the same medication management domains.

Results.

There was no effect regarding nursing home participants’ medication knowledge before and after intervention, while there were variable degrees of significant statistical differences in how the participants obtain and take their medications as well as their total deficiency scores before and after intervention.

Other domains were also variably affected.

Conclusion.

It is vital to ensure that patients have sufficient knowledge regarding their medications and how to handle and administer them.

Different domains may variably be affected by educational programmes mainly due to preassessment deficits.

Educational programmes need to be tailored according to the requirements of the population targeted.

American Psychological Association (APA)

El Said, Salma M. S.& El-Din Amin, Ghada Essam& Mohamed Baumy Helal, Essam& Salah Amin Radwan, Reham& Wahba, Hoda MF. 2020. The Effect of a Tailored Health Education Programme on Medication Management in the Elderly. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213809

Modern Language Association (MLA)

El Said, Salma M. S.…[et al.]. The Effect of a Tailored Health Education Programme on Medication Management in the Elderly. The Scientific World Journal No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213809

American Medical Association (AMA)

El Said, Salma M. S.& El-Din Amin, Ghada Essam& Mohamed Baumy Helal, Essam& Salah Amin Radwan, Reham& Wahba, Hoda MF. The Effect of a Tailored Health Education Programme on Medication Management in the Elderly. The Scientific World Journal. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213809

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1213809